Teatro Aurora presents
Club Babalú: Noche de Tenores
Aug 19, 2023
Saturday, August 19 at 8:00 pm
Sábado, 19 de agosto a las 8:00pm
Tickets from $25
Box Office
678.226.6222
boxoffice@auroratheatre.com
Saturday, August 19 at 8:00 pm
Sábado, 19 de agosto a las 8:00pm
Tickets from $25
Box Office
678.226.6222
boxoffice@auroratheatre.com


Singer
He was born in Barquisimeto (Venezuela) and began his music studies at the Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory and the musical education program of Children's and Youth Choirs and Orchestras of Venezuela "EL SISTEMA", in the City of Barquisimeto, where he trained as a violinist, choir and opera singer, participating in the children's and youth orchestras and choirs of Lara State.
Between the years 1994-2000 he was a violinist in the most important national, regional and municipal concerts in the country, being conducted by great Venezuelan Maestros such as Eduardo Marturet, Tarcisio Barreto Ceballos, Antonio Gimenez and Gustavo Dudamel.
In his university stage, where he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and completed a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering at the National Polytechnic Experimental University "Antonio Jose de Sucre" (UNEXPO) in the city of Barquisimeto, he was also part of the typical Mavare Orchestra. With this orchestra he had the privilege of giving a concert at the Presidential Residence of Venezuela and President Rafael Caldera awards each of its members an award and names the Mavare Orchestra National Heritage for its career and prestige. He is also part of the Typical University Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Valmore Nieves and the University Choir conducted by José Carmona and Fulgencio Guerra.
During his university stage, he obtained regional and national recognitions such as those mentioned below:
Two-time champion of the Voz UNEXPO Barquisimeto Regional University Festival.
Years 2002 and 2004.
Winner of the UNEXPO Voz National University Festival. In the year 2004.
3. Winner of the National University Voice UCV 2004. Where he represents his University in front of 60 delegations from the most important universities in Venezuela.
In 2005 he won the Regional Festival "Un canto a Lara" promoted by the Western Opera Company, in Barquisimeto (Venezuela).
In 2006 he once again joined the "Vicente Emilio Sojo" Conservatory of Music and the musical education program for Children's and Youth Choirs and Orchestras of Venezuela "EL
SISTEMA", where he began his professional studies as a lyric tenor with Maestro Idwer Alvarez. He is also part as Principal Tenor I of the "Camerata Larense", a distinguished Venezuelan choral group, directed by Maestra Libia Gómez, where he toured Nationally and Internationally. Among the most outstanding experiences with this choral group are mentioned:
2009. Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition (Spain).
2011. Sacred Music Festival of Pamplona (Colombia).
2012. Gold medals at the VII World Choir Games Cincinnati (United State of America) in
the Folklore, Mixed Chamber Choir and Sacred Music categories. It should be noted that in the folklore category Adelmo Giménez performs as a soloist and the group obtains the highest award "Champions of the World".
2014. Gold medals at the VIII World Choir Games Riga (Latvia) in the Folklore, Mixed Chamber Choir and Sacred Music categories. It should be noted that in the category of Mixed Chamber Choir Adelmo Giménez performs as a soloist and the group obtains the highest award "Champions of the World".
Camerata Larense is the only Latin American choral group to win the highest awards in the history of the "World Choir Games".
Adelmo Giménez between 2006 and 2015 is also part of the Simón Bolívar National Symphonic Choir, the highest national professional choral group in Venezuela, as Choralist, Soloist and Teacher, making presentations with different famous conductors on the most important stages in the world. Among which stand out:
2012 Alte Oper and at the Deutches ChorFest (Frankfurt choir festival), concerts in Kelkheim, Wuppertal and Cologne. Germany.
2012 Headquarters of the United Nations Organization in New York at the Lincoln Center Theatre, Kennedy Center and concert hall of the Inter-American Development Bank IDB in Washington. United States of America.
2013 VII Edition of the América Cantat World Choir Festival in Bogotá. Colombia.
2013 Salzburger Festpiele (Salzburg Festival) A Capella and symphonic choral concerts with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra Conducted by Maestro Gustavo Dudamel in the
Grosses Festspielhaus, Mozarteum and Stiftskirche St. Peter concert halls. Austria.
2014 A cappella tour through the cities of Liverpool, Sage, London and Cardiff. United
Kingdom.
Within the Symphonic-Choral world Adelmo Giménez has made numerous presentations in Venezuela, the United States, Colombia, Austria, Germany, Latvia, Spain, France and the United Kingdom, presenting a wide range of musical repertoires, such as Operas, Oratorios, Cantatas, concerts chamber music, under the direction of great Maestros such as Gustavo Dudamel, Diego Matheus, Alfredo Rugeles, Libia Gomez, Christian Vásquez, Dietrich Paredes, Alfredo D'addona, Felipe Izcaray, Gregory Carreño, Lourdes Sánchez, Tarcisio Barreto Ceballos, Eduardo Marturet, Sir Simon Rattle, Helmuth Rilling and Claudio Abbado.
As a tenor, he made his debut interpreting Mozart's Coronation Mass and later received different invitations to interpret Mozart's Requiem, Verdi's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat, Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Maestro Antonio Estévez's Cantata Criolla. All these presentations accompanied by different Symphony Orchestras of the SYSTEM. As a lyric tenor, he is also invited by the Western Opera Company, in Barquisimeto (Venezuela), to belong to its stable cast between 2010-2015, performing numerous regional and national recitals, interpreting operatic works by Donizetti, Gounod, Mozart, Verdi and Puccini. , as well as popular Venezuelan and Latin American repertoire.
Since 2016 he has been a resident of the state of Georgia, United States, where he is part of the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra Symphony Choir as Tenor I conducted by Maestro Rick Smith. He also works actively with different musical groups in the county.
Singer
Tenor venezolano poseedor de una vibrante voz. Desde temprana edad la vida de José Luis Bracho ha estado marcada por la música, abarcando e interpretando distintos géneros musicales propios de su ciudad natal, así como folclóricos y populares de su país.
Esa incursión en el arte canoro llevó a José Luis Bracho a representar su colegio en el Festival Infantil de la Voz “Cantaclaro”, obteniendo el primer lugar a la unanimidad del jurado calificador. Siendo estudiante de bachillerato representa su liceo en el Festival Nacional de la Voz Liceísta con resultado similar…primer lugar de manera unánime, demostrando así su extraordinario talento artístico.
A medida que va adquiriendo y reforzando su experiencia en los escenarios musicales, José Luis Bracho decide cambiar su repertorio y su estilo, incursionando en la música folclórica y popular mexicana actuando en calidad de solista con destacadas agrupaciones musicales especialistas en ese género. No conforme con esto, José Luis Bracho se convenció que podía perfeccionar aún más su privilegiado instrumento y decide tomar entrenamiento vocal con el Tenor venezolano Jorge Quintero, uno de los más prestigiosos profesores de canto de Venezuela. En su incursión artística por la Isla de Curazao, recibe clases de conducción y entrenamiento vocal con el profesor Lito Scarso.
Estos estudios de canto le valieron su ingreso como solista invitado de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Maracaibo, realizando con esa prestigiosa orquesta conciertos sinfónicos interpretando el comprometedor género de la Zarzuela, y el repertorio lirico y clásico vocal.
En su constante afán por mejorar e incrementar sus conocimientos vocales y musicales José Luis Bracho realiza con éxito los siguientes cursos, los cuales lo acreditan como un preocupado estudioso del arte que posee. Entre esos cursos se encuentran: Curso de Educador Musical, incluidos los módulos de Lenguaje Musical, Historia de la Música, Piano Complementario, Técnicas de Fonación aplicadas al canto, Guitarra y Cuatro, con los respectivos certificados de aprobación. La duración de dichos cursos abarcó un periodo de tres años: Enero de 2007 a Enero de 2010.
Además de su extraordinario talento musical, el tenor José Luis Bracho es un investigador del arte del canto en particular y de la música en general, llevándolo de esta manera a escribir para las más prestigiosas instituciones musicales de Venezuela su sección Hablemos de…
Entre esos artículos de investigación se encuentran: Hablemos de la Polifonía, Hablemos del Canto, Hablemos de la Música.
A lo largo de su carrera artística, José Luis Bracho ha sido merecedor de prestigiosos reconocimientos tanto nacionales como internacionales. Entre estos reconocimientos se encuentran: Mara de Oro de Venezuela, Gran Águila de Venezuela, Catatumbo de Oro, Crepúsculo Dorado, Coquivacoa de Oro, Estrella de Venezuela. Su participación en festivales Internacionales realizado en las Islas de Aruba y Curazao le permitió hacerse acreedor de varios premios Internacionales.
Hoy día este talento venezolano se ha convertido en una de las figuras más importantes del Canto con proyección internacional, y sin lugar a dudas, en una de las voces más privilegiadas y hermosas del acontecer artístico de estos tiempos.
ENGLISH VERSION
Venezuelan tenor with a vibrant voice. From an early age, the life of José Luis Bracho has been marked by music, encompassing and interpreting different musical genres typical of his hometown, as well as folkloric and popular music from his country.
This incursion into the singing art led José Luis Bracho to represent his school in the Children's Festival of the Voice "Cantaclaro", obtaining first place unanimously by the qualifying jury. Being a high school student, he represents his high school in the National Festival of the High School Voice with a similar result... unanimously first place, thus demonstrating his extraordinary artistic talent.
As he gains and reinforces his experience on musical stages, José Luis Bracho decides to change his repertoire and his style, dabbling in Mexican folk and popular music, performing as a soloist with leading musical groups specialized in that field. gender. Not satisfied with this, José Luis Bracho was convinced that he could further perfect his privileged instrument and decided to take vocal training with the Venezuelan Tenor Jorge Quintero, one of the most prestigious singing teachers in Venezuela. In his artistic foray through the Island of Curaçao, he receives driving classes and vocal training with Professor Lito Scarso.
These singing studies earned him his admission as a guest soloist of the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra, performing with that precision orchestra symphonic concerts interpreting the compromising genre of Zarzuela, and the lyrical and classical vocal repertoire.
In his constant desire to improve and increase his vocal and musical knowledge, José Luis Bracho successfully completes the following courses, which accredit him as a concerned scholar of the art that he possesses. Among these courses are: Musical Educator Course, including the modules of Musical Language, History of Music, Complementary Piano, Phonation Techniques applied to singing, Guitar and Cuatro, with the respective certificates of approval. The duration of these courses covered a period of three years: January 2007 to January 2010.
In addition to his extraordinary musical talent, the tenor José Luis Bracho is a researcher of the art of singing in particular and of music in general, thus leading him to write for the most outstanding musical institutions in Venezuela his section Let's talk about…
Among those research articles are: Let's talk about Polyphony, Let's talk about Singing, Let's talk about Music.
Throughout his artistic career, José Luis Bracho has been awarded prestigious national and international awards. Among these recognitions are: Mara de Oro from Venezuela, Gran Águila from Venezuela, Catatumbo de Oro, Crepúsculo Dorado, Coquivacoa de Oro, Estrella de Venezuela. His participation in international festivals held on the islands of Aruba and Curaçao allowed him to win several international awards.
Today this Venezuelan talent has become one of the most important figures of Singing with international projection, and without a doubt, one of the most privileged and beautiful voices of the artistic events of these times.


